"You should go."
Genma Shiranui said this to Lin Guang and his two teammates.
Once he started fighting the Monkey Masked Man, he might not have a hand free to look after the three genin.
"Then we'll be off. Thank you, Senior Shiranui!"
Without another word, Lin Guang pulled his two teammates away. Staying would only cause Genma Shiranui trouble.
They were better off hurrying back to the village, handing in their mission, and explaining the situation to Hiruzen Sarutobi. That would actually help Genma Shiranui.
"Hey! That kid!"
He certainly wasn't standing on ceremony!
But his two teammates were so intimidated by a jonin that they could barely move. How was this kid moving so freely?
It seemed the brat had a few secrets.
Lin Guang instantly left a deep impression on Genma Shiranui-the ANBU brat wearing a tanuki cat mask!
"It looks like a fight between us is unavoidable."
The Monkey Masked Man spoke.
"Yes. Just as you requested."
Genma Shiranui stopped leaning against the tree trunk. His languid air vanished, replaced by a razor-sharp presence.
"Water Release..."
The Monkey Masked Man formed hand seals incredibly fast. His hands, honed by decades of being single, moved so quickly they left afterimages!
"Secret Technique: Thousand Senbon Stream!"
Genma Shiranui could also tell that his opponent was powerful and might unleash a formidable ninjutsu in less than half a second.
Was he supposed to give him time to perform it? Genma Shiranui wasn't that foolish.
He had originally held only a single senbon, but the instant he threw it, hundreds of senbon appeared and flew toward the Monkey Masked Man.
Genma Shiranui activated his secret technique extremely quickly, perhaps completing it in less than a tenth of a second.
Thwip!
The sounds of needles piercing flesh rang out continuously. Hundreds